The combination of the Brainsway H4-Coil magnetic pulses and cognitive rehabilitation has been shown to be effective at reducing smoking behavior. This is because the regular use of this approach helps to control cravings and handle withdrawal symptoms, which are two major factors that can lead to failed attempts at quitting.

The Brainsway H4-coil provides an innovative and more powerful TMS Therapy for smoking cessation. It is the first medical device to use a four-coil system with an integrated helmet, which allows TMS Therapy to stimulate two brain regions simultaneously.

The bilateral insula is believed to play a key role in addiction.The prefrontal cortex, just behind our forehead, helps us plan and control our behavior by giving us the ability to determine the consequences of our actions and make decisions.

Brainsway’s patented H4-coil system generates electromagnetic pulses (TMS Therapy) that stimulates neurons in these brain regions associated with addiction – specifically the bilateral insula and prefrontal cortex. The treatment is demonstrated to reach wider and deeper brain regions than traditional TMS devices.

According to Brainsway, “A full course of BrainsWay Smoking Cessation typically requires three weeks of daily treatments, followed by one treatment per week for three additional weeks (18 sessions total over six weeks). The target quit date should be set within the first 2 weeks of treatment.”

About six weeks after the final TMS Therapy session, follow-up monitoring visits have demonstrated that the majority of BrainsWay patients remain successful in their efforts to quit smoking.

Those who successfully quit smoking can experience some mood swings, since nicotine withdrawal is often associated with depression and irritability. The intensity of these symptoms fades over time as the patient’s brain adjusts to new levels of dopamine, one of several chemicals that transmit signals throughout the brain.

A study by Brainsway demonstrated that “among participants that completed treatment, the continuous quit rate, referring to four consecutive weeks of abstinence from smoking, was 28.0% in the active Deep TMS treatment group compared to 11.7% in the sham treatment group.  Weekly abstinence was self-reported by participants and corroborated through urine tests.”

Learn more about how our Brainsway H4 Coil Treatment can help you stop smoking today at www.psyfitms.com or email us at info@psyfitms.com.